>> jimmy kim little and david letterman. >> jay leno ended up on top followed by jimmy kimmel and david letterman. >> let's see what jay had to say about us, shall we? >> the "today" show is taking viewers behind the scenes this week showing what it takes to put a show together. today they went inside the hair and make-up room. it was interesting. here. here. >> we do four hours of live programming every day, so we have two make-up rooms. one downstairs on the concourse and this one right here with the lovely kathie lee and hoda have their morning meeting. >> please don't disturb us. [ laughter ] >> can i say something? that really is us before hair and makeup. >> that -- >> laura and mary are geniuses. >> that was -- >> that's funny. >> that's hysterical. >> we'll have to find a way to get back at jay for that. >> oscar nominations came out today. that is a huge, huge deal. >> i guess the little taste of what it's going to be like with

seth macfarlane who some people know well. and other people -- you walked in and said who is that? somebody did. >> i didn't. please don't put me in that category. i know who he was. he is very, very funny. >> anyway, the big headline today was "lincoln" led the pack. "lincoln" got 12 nominations. >> all of them well deserved according to you. >> it's such a terrific movie. >> best picture ""amour."" >> this was a huge category. >> nominated for film of the year. "argo" "beasts of the southern wild," "django unchained, cody saw it last night and said it was really rough stuff, but he liked it. "les miserables," "life of pi." "zero dark 30." the kids saw the other night and said it's the most intense, unbelievable thing. >> i really, really want to see it. >> i saw "bambi." just kidding. >> we had the best actress nominations are out too. these are jessica chastain,

jennifer lawrence, naomi watts, emmanuelle riva. she's the oldest nominee -- >> ever. >> and the youngest nominee ever is this lovely little girl which we're going to butcher her name. it's quvenzhane wallis. >> okay. got it. >> and we have, or do we not have one of those lovely ladies on set? >> not yet. >> we're trying to get one. guess who? >> i'm so happy for bradley cooper, who is often seen in movies that are up -- that are funny and "hangover" and are raunchy, and he is adorable, but he is getting nods for best actor, very fine actor. daniel day-lewis. almost a shoe-in. and a guy named hugh jackman. denzel washington, who is everybody tells me is amazing in "flight" and joaquin phoenix in "the master." >> that will be an interesting category. best supporting actress category. amy adams, sally field from "lincoln."

ann hathaway from ""les mis."" >> who has the best buzz. >> helen hunt for -- i thought that was a lead role. >> for "the sessions" about a sex counselor. that's what they call it now. >> and jacki weaver. >> we loved her. >> we loved her. played the philadelphia, you know, mother which that's why they call it acting. supporting actor, this is a group of actors not one new name in it. alan arkin, robert deniro. philip seymour hoffman and tommy lee jones, christoph waltz. >> it's unbelievable in "django unchained." >> "django unchained" you would hate. >> so much violence? >> and language. just -- i can't stand to watch other people treating other human beings like that. >> this is the snubbed category. >> ang lee, steven speilberg for "lincoln." >> every time i see him nominated i'm thrilled because

he only does great work. michael haneke. >> that's for awe "amour," i believe. >> david o. russell. >> that's for that movie that we hadn't heard of before. >> right. then benh zeitlin. >> those are new names, and this is fun. >> tom hooper from "les mis" didn't get a best director nomination. >> a lot of people were put off by how really intense those closeups were. >> ben affleck did not get a nomination for "argo." >> he so so beloved by that community. love that movie. >> this was a big shocker. kathryn rain bigelow did not get one for directing "zero dark 30." >> she won that big award the other night. so did the film. >> this is what i have never understood. how can a movie be the best picture nonee and the person who is responsible for making it so good is snubbed is this nobody has ever been able to explain that to me. >> you're right. >> in terms that i understand. >> of course, i'm not the sharpest tack on the board.

>> emmanuell riva, she's 85, and the little girl was six years old, for "beasts of the southern wild." she's now, i think, 8 or 9. >> oh, you're enjoying it. >> still water. i was just checking. >> you were expecting a miracle? >> expecting a miracle. >> beyonce's post-baby body. this is unbelievable. it's been a year since blue ivy was born. >> yes. >> she's on the cover of "gq" and she is looking good. >> she looks amazing. this cover got leaked. >> it wasn't supposed to be out until january 16th. anyhow -- >> how does it hurt "gq?" if it's out now. they're not giving any quotes. they're letting the picture speak for itself. >> i can't believe how great she looks a year after the baby. that's unbelievable. >> there's a recent picture. i guess it's also leaked. it's also from that. she is much exposed in some part of her body, and the minute i thought, i didn't just think she looks great. we all know she looks great. i was thinking, beyonce' is one

of the most talented human beings, women on the planet, and i just always wish they didn't do it. i don't know why. >> what? they didn't -- >> they didn't show. >> it's not that she showed so much. it's like really? i didn't -- i wasn't happy. >> she's not trying to please me. sometimes women do that sort of thing because they can't get noticed any other way. >> i also hate to see. >> she can get noticed every other way. >> let her talent speak for itself. >> she will be at the inaugution as well. >> and the super bowl. >> she's a busy busy woman. >> i love her as a person too. she's a really good lady. monopoly, which i haven't seen since it came into being in the 1800s, is -- hasbro, they have a contest. >> they're tired of the same old playing pieces like the iron. look at the iron just real quickly. >> i have an iron like that. >> you have to heat it up on a fire. >> i never use the thing but i have one. >> they're trying to get people to vote off one of the pieces and vote in something that you like. there's a wheel barrow and a boot. a thimble.

>> somebody says nobody used a wheel barrow anymore. i said get out of new york more often. you're going to see a few wheel barrows. >> thimbles, i haven't seen in a long time. write us and let us know if you use a thimble for anything. >> which one do you think people should get rid of it? >> people still have dogs. still need shoes. what happened yesterday? everybody wants you to adopt buffy. >> let me tell you what happened with buffy, and i don't know all the details. i was holding the most beautiful dog on earth during a segment. >> that was a cute one. >> next to bambino. >> it was the cutest dog ever. >> there was love. instant love. >> there was a connect. the dog got adopted before i could get her. >> you were saying that day this is my dog. >> we're going to try to bring the family in who adopted the dog. i'm going to beg for it. >> are you? >> i don't think you can do that. that would be -- >> that would be cruel. >> somebody got the dog before me. >> not that you shouldn't do it, but it would be cruel. >> buffy is i think in the hands

of another. >> it wasn't in the cards for you. god has another little doggy that needs you. more importantly, you need it. >> i know. i love -- >> that was such a perfect little -- >> buffy. >> now, listen, you guys, if are you depressed, it might be because you're drinking so many diet drinks. this is by the national institutes of health. it links the amount of diet drinks that you drink to increased risk of depression. >> we're going to have joye bauer talk about this and explain it, but they say people who chose diet soda or in a lot of cases regular soda too, it connected with depression, and sometimes, you know, who knows what it could be? it could be when you drink all those sugary or even a diet drink that rots your teeth, you feel bad, you never know what could cause the depression. they didn't do a cause and effect, but they found people that -- >> that would be interesting to do as well, don't you think? >> i honestly do have a friend who battled weight all of his life and did nothing but cut out diet. i'm not going to say the name of the product. it was well known around the world. he lost 30 pounds. like that. >> wow.

>> just didn't change anything except he started drinking something else, and it wasn't -- it had no diet stuff in it. i have to call him and find out what he says he substituted it for. >> this is a great song. it's my hoda play list. >> oh. >> this is so good. it's a country song. >> i'm probably going to like it. >> this is by the band perry. this is about a woman who is so much in love with him who won't live without a man. it's bordering on psycho. ♪ ♪ i told you on the day we wed i was going to love you 'til i dead ♪ ♪ made you wait until our wedding night that's the first and the last time i wear white ♪ >> this is your wedding song? that's sick. here we go. >> nothing says love like this. ♪ tying a knot like a hangman's noose ♪ >> oh, god. >> it gets better. ♪ i'll go to hell before i see you with someone else ♪

>> it doesn't rhyme. ♪ put me in the ground put me six foot down ♪ >> oh, my god. >> really? here we go. ♪ get out the gun loving one man just a little too much if you go before i do i'm going to tell the grave digger that you better dig two ♪ >> i understand it's a love song. but -- >> now, it's from the movie "silence of the lambs." >> i love it. >> all righty. love that, hoda. awesome. >> love you too much. >> okay or not okay from the magazine of the same name. now, i thought the question was is this okay to ever trash your boss? you said and i said -- >> not without the consequences. >> yeah. yeah. >> what does that mean? >> well, yeah, if you are going to do it, you have the right to do anything you want. if you do it, you're going to suffer the consequences.

>> what did i say? >> you said no, it's not okay. if you have a problem that the boss confide only in your nearest and dearest, don't put your stuff out on the street. >> a big congratulations to mr. al roker. his book is on the "new york times" best sellers list. he had a fun little book party. the chicks came out. he had -- everyone was there. brooke shields came, gale king came. i think there's a photo. there it is. ann curry, of course, is there. bobby was there. >> look at hoda. does everybody else look a little more dressed up? what is going on there? >> i didn't realize it was so dressy. >> she lives at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. 16 penn. married to the president in tv's new show. jenna elf mann. we have a few questions for her. >> it's ambush thursday. we're going to turn these ladies around right after your local news. assistance is there 24/7.adside

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com"darma and greg." >> she's back playing another housewife, so to speak, as first lady on the new nbc sitcom "1600 pennsylvania house." let's take a look. >> first lady and daughter apparently left their mike on. take a listen. >> what if one time i actually let loose and made a mistake? >> it would be healthy. >> i am pregnant. >> you're going to be okay. >> is that -- >> yes. i got to get to the press secretary. i did not like seeing that. >> oh, my god? >> does the president know? >> this is my fault? big media expert. >> i'm not a sound guy. >> does the president know? >> no. >> it's a funny peek inside the lives of the first family, but when an off camera discussion between her and her daughter was recorded, then -- >> jenna is with us. elf lady is with us. >> hello. >> you haven't changed at all

since your darma days. that's a compliment. >> a mother of two young boys now, which is -- that will change you. >> how old are your kids? >> 2 1/2 and 5. >> now, you play an interesting role. you're not the first wife of the president. you're the second wife, and some refer to you as the trophy wife. which you don't like. >> she's anything but really. she's accused of being a trophy wife. she's the stepmother of the four children, but she put herself through law school and ran her husband's political campaign from congressman to president. >> it's one of those kind of relationships. >> yes. >> yeah, yeah. >> wink wink. >> you know, she's very confident in that area, but she's trying to find her way as a stepmother. >> maternally. >> yeah. >> now, you went -- your crew and cast and stuff, went to the white house yesterday for a screening of this. was it with the first family, or how did that work? >> the president -- i got this e-mail from the white house social office saying the president would like to invite you to the white house for a screening of "1600 penn." >> that must have been unnerving. >> it was exciting.

>> had you been before to the white house? >> i had been to the white house. yes. i hadn't ever met a president at the white house. >> which is a whole other thing. >> that's a new dynamic. that was really exciting. it was just the cast and our kpek of executive producers. >> what did they think of it? >> it was -- the president is very busy these days. he didn't stay for the -- >> were the girls there? >> no, i think michelle and the girls were off, you know -- >> mother and daughtering. >> she was doing her most important job. >> well, we just thought it would be kind of fun if we put you to the test with your improvisational skills. >> oh no. >> as first lady. and hoda and i -- think of us differently. we are members of the press. >> i used to be a member of the press. >> seriously. >> not anymore. >> i will remind you i'm an actress. >> exactly right. >> mrs. gilchrist, we hear the first dog has gingivitis. >> we will be brushing his teeth more often, i promise. >> ma'am, according to white house insiders your husband gets up to pee multiple times in the night. does he have a prostate problem?

>> no, i just keep him well hydrated. that's all. >> what about the rumor that betty white and a male guest were celebrating her birthday in the lincoln bedroom and they broke the bed? . >> that's skip's bedroom, and that might be interesting. he's very quirky. >> we hear that guest was al roker. >> uh-oh. >> she did well. >> we're very excited about this show. you can catch the series premier of "1600 penn" tonight 9:30, 8:30 central here on nbc. >> we wish you all the best. >> good luck. >> two funny web casted videos. that are easy to solo. >> we'll be right back. to play ; ran ten miles while knitting myself a sweater; jumped out of a plane. finally, i became a ping pong master while recording my debut album. how you ask? with 5-hour energy.

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time for webtastic with sara haines. >> this week we've got two fun drinking videos. not that kind. >> not that kind because you guys are dry. first this guy has figured out the fastest way to drink water. check it out.

>> okay. >> you need to know how to do this. okay. so what we're going to talk about today -- >> i don't think he did it. >> no. he did not do it. >> he did. he is 17 years old. he realized he could do it, and it became a trick. he's squishing the water and literally swallowing it. >> i don't think that's healthy. >> i think you could drown. >> i don't think that's something you would want to do a lot. >> let's not -- i just heard a thing about a woman who drowned from drinking too much water. >> i have heard that before. this one too. >> all right. okay. >> we don't recommend you try that at home, but nothing it is funnier than 9-year-old ava than gulping air. check it out. >> are you thirsty? would you like something to drink? ava?

[ gulping sound ] >> she's 9 months old. let me clarify that is not a 9-year-old. her mom was drinking, and she kept reaching for the glass. she handed her a plastic one, and no joke, this little girl cannot get enough of it. >> ah. >> what's funnier than this? >> she's going to be -- >> they taped it because she wanted to post it so the dad could see, and it got a ton of attention. it doesn't get better. >> even when it hits her in the head, she thinks it's funny. >> i wonder what or what ti /* /* sorotity. >> thank you, sara. >> we're going to tell you when it's okay or when it's not okay to flirt. >> also, calorie cutting tricks to help you drop those pounds. you know what you did over the holidays, and you are so shamed by it.

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back now with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. time for our plaza ambush makeovers where two women from the plaza get plucked off the plaza to get two new looks. >> as always "today" contributor and stylist to the stars luis lacari. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> you got to change it up for the new year. >> "today" contributor and contributing editor for people style watch jill martin. >> she's also an author. >> i have heard that rumor. >> there was a crazy fun crowd of women from the delta sigma theta sorority today. >> yes, there was. they all had on their make-up. it's hard to choose because everybody looked great. >> were they fighting amongst themselves for the opportunity? >> we had a big cat fight. >> let's start off with emma allen.

she's 63 years old from helena, alabama. between volunteering at her local elementary school and church and spending time with her grandchildren, she doesn't have a lot of time to focus on herself, and she was thrilled when we approached her in the plaza. let's take a look. >> happy anniversary, and what a way to celebrate, huh? >> yes, yes. >> when you met emma, what did her hair look like? >> it was blacker, and she didn't have any gray, and now she always complains that she doesn't like that gray, so she wants to -- she's always saying i need to do something about this gray hair. >> you met her two decades ago, so things were a little different. what do you think about coloring your hair? >> i would love to do it. i have color in here now, but as you can see, it's not working. >> we're going to give you a little luis lacari, what do you think? . >> i would love it. >> oh. >> the colorist to the stars. >> emma looks great.

i can't believe she's 63. we're going to show you emma's before picture. all right, emma. let's see the new you. >> oh, i am sorry. >> wow. >> hey. are you ready to see yourself? >> i am. >> are you sure, emma? >> i'm sure. >> spin right around and look at that mirror behind you. you look good. >> she's beautiful. >> sexy hair. >> i love the hair. >> turn right around and look right at this camera right here, hon. tell us what you did with the hair? >> first of all, vanessa gave her this great haircut. she gave her the bangs, which really -- >> flirty. >> -- put her face into great proportions. i softened her hair, made it browner, a little lighter, and added highlights. >> really soft highlights. >> warm up the whole thing. you're to glamorous. it's incredible. >> are you hot. >> the perfect outfit. >> pretty dress. >> there's a big black tie on saturday night where everybody goes for the party. for the sorority.

>> this is london times. i love it because they've got built-in jacket, and then, yes, you can wear open toe shoes in the winter, which everybody always asks. >> beautiful. >> oh, my gosh. >> big round of applause. >> we'll ask you to stand right over there and face the wall so you don't see your friend who is coming out. >> that friend is our next lady, debora harris, 62 from hoover, alabama. she told us she loves putting on makeup, but she's not very good at it, so she jumped at the opportunity to get a glam new look. let's hear her story. >> all right, emma. it's debora's turn. what do we think? >> i would like to see her hair done differently. this is her standard style. i would really like to see her change. she's always saying i just don't know what i'm going to do with my hair. my beautician does this and she does that, but it just doesn't come out right. we want to have her done and see what she looks like with a different style. >> okay. because we're ready to celebrate. have you ever had straight hair? i have a feeling we may straighten a little bit. >> i had it since i was young, and i would love to see myself

again in straight hair. >> ready for ten years off? >> oh, yes. >> what two lovely ladies they are? >> adorable. >> emma is going to wait and see, and we'll take a look at debora and bring out the brand new debora harris. ♪ >> wow. wow, wow, wow. >> stand right there. >> wow. right there. >> are you ready to -- >> emma, you ready to turn around and see her? >> and you're seeing each other. >> oh, yes. >> you look beautiful. >> well, look at yourself. turn around, debora and look in this mirror, please. [ scream ] >> whoa! i look beautiful. >> you ladies are two sticks of dynomite. i'm telling you. >> turn around and look right there, please. >> what a nice change. >> what did she say? >> i'm going to ask my husband, how do i look? >> well, it doesn't even look like the same person. it really doesn't. tell us what you did.

>> debora needed fullness in her hair. her hair was too close to her head. it was flat. vanessa gave her this great haircut. very simple haircut, but gave it this fullness with the swept over bang, which is always very sexy. >> so pretty. >> then i gave her highlights to take away some of the red cast which was fighting her skin tone. >> did you have to straighten it or not? >> this is blow drying. >> yeah. >> oh, so pretty. >> thank you. >> these ladies are going to rock it on saturday night. >> i have your dress from london times. i love how it shapes her body, and you can even get them from a trimming store and just wrap them around. >> let's bring emma and step out here. >> congratulations. delta sigma theta, happy birthday. 100 years old. >> all the best ladies. there is a big hit show called "mafia wives" and we have big ang coming.

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visit fastreliefchallenge.com >> angela came on to the scene as one of the stars of the vh1 series "mob wives." >> her larger than life personalities along with other larger than life things led to her own spinoff called "big ang." she even wrote her own book. with more laughs and more surgery, but not where you think. take a look. >> i did the two big toes and the pinkie here, the pinkie there. removed the bones. >> i did have six toes. i don't have the down time to do one at a time. it would take me six years. >> oh. now, she's with us today. we haven't seen you in a while. >> how was your holiday? >> it was very good. i'm very glad it's over. it's overrated. >> it is? >> tell us about the toes. what's going on? why did you have all that surgery? >> because i had ingrown toenails on the big toe, which i

couldn't deal with anymore because the pedicure people just wreck it every time you go, and the two pinkie toes had -- they're called hammer toe, so i took the bones out. so the shoes don't hurt. >> how do they feel now? >> they feel good. >> you got high heels on, too. >> so all is well. you can put your -- you can walk and do your hang from the chandelier in those things? >> everything is great. >> run from your friends, which in new episodes. >> i better wear sneakers. >> what is going on? these women are tough cookies. >> i'm scared. >> you're kind of the peacemaker, which is -- >> everybody sort of comes to just make some sense out of insanity. >> because they're arguing over stuff from 20 years ago. >> right. >> why don't they leave the past? what happened is in the past. >> that's what i say. >> she's a big problem this year. a big one. >> this -- when the hurricane hit, a lot of people were affected, and we got -- >> staten island. >> you especially. your whole business sort of got -- >> my salon got washed away.

we're starting to rebuild this week. >> what about the drunken monkey? >> that was fine. >> we are so glad. >> keep the drunks safe. >> they need to have a place to go, too. i hope it's okay to do this, but in real life you're married to an irishman. >> thank you. >> he is very cute. you want to come over and say hello to america? come over since you're not miked. there you are. there you go. >> how come we've never seen you? >> i have to share my -- >> oh. let's see. >> right next to big ang. when did this happen? >> show her the tattoo you got the other day. >> where is it? >> show her. >> wait until you see this. >> oh, gosh. >> can we get a -- oh, my gosh. >> look at that. >> that's love. >> i think that means you two are blissfully happy. >> very happy. >> how long have you been married?

>> four years. >> and i'm stuck with her forever. >> you are stuck with her forever. >> you are stuck with her forever. >> what's the easiest? >> eating her food. >> eating her food. awesome, yes. >> what's your favorite dish she makes for you? >> her sunday sauce, meat balls. she makes the best meat balls. >> what's the hardest part? >> what's the hardest part? >> she bosses you around? >> living with her. >> you are adorable. >> come back and make meatballs sometime. so the whole world can eat stuff. >> i would love to. >> the whole world can eat the best. >> she makes the best. >> what a cute couple you are, by the way. >> thank you. >> adorable. four years and -- >> 40 years old. i'll be 53. >> big ang is a cougar. >> yes, you are. >> happy new year to you, but i just wasted it. you're having a happy new year. batting the eye lashes, a tilt of the head. we'll tell you when flirting can lead to trouble. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist crystal egg gather with the weather channel

and your forecast as we get closer to our weekend now. later today we have a big storm, winter storm gandolf impacting the west, the rockies will see heavy snow through the high plains. a lot of wind. dangerous driving conditions not only due to the snow and wind, but we've got an area with freezing rain, maybe some sleet here across parts of northern minnesota and back through the dakotas. so be very careful if you're traveling. watch for black ice. give yourself some extra time tomorrow. meanwhile we have scattered light rain expected across parts of the south all the way into the great lakes. so that system is mild and wet. we're not going to get any snow up around places like detroit, along this warm front temperatures stay mild. so that keeps it in the form of rain this time around. 45 degrees in new york city later today, warming up significantly across the south for near 70 degrees in atlanta, 36 however in denver and only 13 in billings. so here's the winter weather and more spring-like weather for the eastern states. and it stays mild here all

weekend long. on saturday next storm swings through with a chance of showers across the mississippi valley. snow for the high plains. notice where the coldest air is where you see the shades of pink on the map. 19 in minneapolis on saturday. and look at these numbers across the east for saturday and sunday. we stay mild ahead of this cold front. so we've got 71 in atlanta, 74 in new orleans. but cooling off in louisville, chicago, all the way down to 30. big day in atlanta as the falcons take on the seahawks. of course a lot of people tailgating for that. on monday more rain expected here across the east. and we'll see some of the showers move into the northeast and temperatures slowly starting to come down by early next week. and we're getting a lot quieter across the west. so not tracking any winter storms in that direction. remember you can get the latest forecast week day mornings, wake up with al and stephanie at 5:30 on the weather channel. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is,

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>> that is you, hodie? >> apparently. >> i'm very tactile. >> wow. >> whether you dress up to look good for that coworker, hoda, or bat your eyes at the man in the gym every day. hoda. >> yeah. i'm just tactile. it's good and natural, and it's a great way to meet people, but as you have probably found out, it can lead to trouble. when is it okay and when is it not okay to flirt? >> here with some advice, sex and relationship therapist to the stars ian carter and laurie laslo. welcome. >> people are still, still not learning from mistakes, are they? >> in this new world, in this new year, nothing has changed. >> nope. nope. i mean, when it comes to flirting, i have a simple rule. i don't know if you agree. i think if you are in a relationship, if are you married, you do not flirt with anyone except your partner. >> that's silly. >> there's not enough flirting in your relationship. >> i think he is right.

>> couples get too disconnected, too bored, and you put all that flirting energy into somebody else and not your partner. >> then they get jealous. >> i agree with that. you should always be flirting with your partner. flirting is a gift. the way you two flirt with each other. you have to show someone you love them all the time. be your man's girlfriend even if you're his wife. >> but here's the thing. i think when some people are tactile, and when you talk to somebody, if you hold someone's eyes, like i'm holding your eyes for longer than is normal, i know it's okay to do that, but there is a point where everyone who flirts knows when they're stepping over the line. but if you're not what's the harm? . >> i don't know if they know. hoda. >> flirting is fun. >> you're talking about being friendly. you're just talking about being professional. you are not talking about altering the energy and making it a little sexier. >> you're not married, hoda. you're not in a serious relationship. >> god. thanks for that. >> you can flirt with everybody. >> i would drive my husband crazy.

it creates problems. >> what about it? you are going out with your friend. your dear friend. >> hoda. >> you are married, and you are her wing woman. you have got to flirt for her. >> but, you know -- >> let's be real. you do flirt. you do flirt. that's your nature. your nature is that -- >> you know what, remember the trouble with trouble is you don't know you're in trouble until you're in trouble. i learned that because i was flirting one time, and it could have been dangerous. i ran for the hills. it leads to trouble. >> i think it does. i mean, if you are single, i think it's a completely different story. then you want to put out signals when you are in that courtship context. you want to flirt. i mean -- >> when -- >> don't put out. >> there you go. men and women take it differently, don't they? women who flirt are seen as -- it's charming and adorable. men who flirt too much, they're gross. >> weird. >> you know how men flirt? they flirt with humor. they usually flirt verbally. >> but they're not funny. >> i feel so sorry for women because you have to put up with all the lame humor of men who flirt.

women usually are just a little more physical about things and -- >> women are coy. >> jim bell, our boss here, you flirted with him. >> we love his wife. we're not doing anything -- we know that's okay and we're not crossing over the line. >> and he enjoyed it. >> if are you in a relationship and you can flirt as though your partner were there in the room with you, i think you're in good shape. >> that means i can't flirt at all ever. >> i mean i'm single for a living. i'm not single i'm happily married. we flirt. me and my business partner, we flirt all day, but we know we're off the table. >> are you off the table. >> great. all right. we just learned something new. >> we sure did. >> you want to look good for all that flirting, we have tricks to cut out hundreds of calories. >> really? >> you won't even miss them. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid

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only ten days into 2013 so you are probably still trying to take off the holidays pounds. >> joy bauer has clever tricks to cut calories in our favorite foods and snacks. who is more clever than you. >> nobody. >> how are you, darling? you look great. >> thank you. >> we talked at the top of the show about how diet drinks and sodas seem to cause depression. what is the truth about that? >> well, first off, this is a serious study. it was out of nih, and they followed over 250,000 people. it's an association. what that means is out of this large group of people, the people that were drinking regularly the sugary sodas and the diet sodas were more likely

to be diagnosed with depression later on. that's an association. it didn't show the chemicals in diet soda or the sugar in regular soda caused it. i think this raises eyebrows. researchers are going to dive in. they need to do more studies. at the end of the day soda is not good for you anyway. it doesn't even matter what the outcomes are. >> i had a friend that lost 30 pounds after giving up diet soda. he drank 20 of them a day. >> some people feel like it intensifies the sweet cravings. when you get rid of the diet soda you don't crave the sweets so much. that's probably what happened. >> let's talk -- >> let's eat while we talk. what are we doing here? >> everybody loves guacamole, but unfortunately it's very good for you, but it's fattening because it's a lot of good fat. a half a cup is 170 calories. hoda, i want you to dump this into here, the gawk mow la. -- the guacomole. i want you to dump this into here, the guacamole. you're going to dump the salsa into that. we are going to drive those calories down simply by adding salsa.

what you are going to do -- it looks delicious. >> hoda, you're going to guess how many calories per half cup, that same half cup and this version has right over here. >> i'm going to guess 200. >> what are you going to guess? >> how much was it to begin with? >> no. >> i don't understand the question. >> half a cup of regular guacamole is 170 calories. now that same half a cup that you have added salsa, how much is it now? >> 100. >> wow. kathie lee gets the point. whoo! >> i didn't know what it was before. >> move along here. >> better. better. >> you pour yourself a glass of fruit juice, no matter what it is. this is cranberry, it could be orange, pineapple, apple. 210 calories for this innocent little glass. to still get that shot of sweetness and a refreshing beverage, you are going to fill up a glass two ounces and then you are going to fill it with some seltzer. so let's put in some some seltzer. >> no calories at all in

seltzer? >> no. nothing. no sugar. no artificial sweeteners. >> that's your best friend. ? how many calories in the new one? >> i would say 110. >> kathie lee. >> no. close to 100 again because it's the sugar. >> how about this? 35 calories. >> wow! >> you went from 210 to 35. >> it's good. >> i actually like it better. >> i do too. >> you get the point again? >> no, she did not. >> it's a tie. it's a tie. >> so this is a huge one. 750 calories for one cup of traditional trail mix. you would have to walk eight miles to burn that off. how many calories do you think my new version with popcorn? >> it has one tablespoon of raisins, cranberries, almond, dark chocolate chips and popcorn. >> 500. >> 15 seconds. >> 110. >> stop it. >> okay. >> we got to go. can we come back and do more of these? >> who won? >> me.

o. you really can read my mind. this is going to be uncomfortable. >> you don't have secrets. jeff: i have got secrets. three different stories about twi you're both gay, both sharing the same secret. within all of this is dolly parton. identical twins who married identical twins. when it comes time to propose, the rings are the same. >> we proposed at the same time, too. [ applause ] [ cbs television distribution ] [ captioned by the national captioning institute ] jeff: what's up? roll it. a little about me. i'm recently married. i work with my wife on this show. and i'm learning how to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. i'm hosting a talk show 'cause there's a lot to talk about. this is the adventure.